Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 53 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 53 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska on Mon, Aug 15, 2016, 3:24 AM AKDT (11:24 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 Alaska Peninsula. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-08-15 11:24:54 UTC
Depth
129.6 km (80.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.683° N, 156.567° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.083 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 113 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.960 km NE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 138 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.753 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.983 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.187 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.038 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.872 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 131 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.974 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.849 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.679 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.358 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.958 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.959 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.156 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.884 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.248 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.134 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 102 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.732 km NNW of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 187 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.958 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 80 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.092 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.272 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 91 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.760 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.548 km SSW of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.753 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.149 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 120 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.873 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 104 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.260 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 110 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.759 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.648 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.085 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 91 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.085 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 89 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.573 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.644 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 3.0Alaska Peninsula · 3664 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.465 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 138 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.049 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.174 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 131 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.151 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.882 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 84 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.088 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.763 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.249 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.887 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.960 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.057 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.269 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 113 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.175 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 126 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.954 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 144 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.395 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 3651 days ago · 81 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.577 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.776 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.855 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 152 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.042 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 3.071 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 147 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.952 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.181 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 83 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.030 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.197 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 86 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 3704 days ago · 123 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 3705 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.375 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 101 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.885 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 120 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.747 km SSW of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.143 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.687 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.644 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.274 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 129 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.851 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.984 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.985 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.255 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 84 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.558 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.843 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.952 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 95 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.159 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.635 km SW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016ah985m2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.